YOU'VE MADE IT, MATTHEW LYSIAK

Matthew Lysiak is a Bay Ridge resident and a writer for the Daily News. He's a fine writer and a heck of a nice guy. Just don't tell that to crazy superintendent Richard Martin.

Evidently Dick isn't enjoying his 15 minutes of fame anymore. Now that most of NYC knows Martin is a hypocrite, a bigot, and an all-around tool, he's now lashing out at Matthew by calling him a "moron," "jackass," and "shit."

In a photo from the always enjoyable BeehiveHairdresser, you can see that Dick, never wanting to take the blame for anything he does, writes

"the Daily News is a shit paper along with all there (sic) writers and reporters Do not buy this paper any more it's garbage. Matthew is shit

Again Richard, if you're going to berate the tenants for not being able to read English, the least you can do is spell the words correctly.

And Matthew, congratulations on making Dick Martin's wall of hatred. I'm mighty proud.

REST IN PEACE, BUT PACK A BAG

Okay, who saw the article about the Green Church in today's Daily News? As you know, there's a big brouhaha right now in Bay Ridge between Preservationists and the Methodist Church about whether to preserve the 108 year old building or tear it down (along with the building next to it and a limestone on the other side) to make way for a smaller church and a condo complex.

I was struck by this quote from the Church's pastor, Rev. Robert Emerick, about tearing down the church --

"Let us bury our dead in peace, councilman."

Being buried in peace seems to be relative over there at the church, because the 211 people who were reinterred from the original church will be --

"the very same dead who will now be dug up when the Green Church is torn down for condos."

Yipes! So much for resting in peace. And when asked about digging up the graves --

"Emerick was later quoted as referring to the remains as 'only dust.'"

Snap! But if the dust was say, oh I don't know, the dust of the bones of Jesus, would the remains be so easily moved?

You can be buried in peace over there, just make sure you pack a bag.